Joseph Kwame Kumah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Joseph Kwame Kumah
Term Start:7 January 2017
President:Nana Akufo-Addo
Constituency Mp1:Kintampo North Constituency
Parliament1:Ghana
Birth Date:24 January 1974
Birth Place:Sugliboi, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian 
Party:National Democratic Congress
Profession:Educationist
Committees:Judiciary Committee; Education Committee

Joseph Kwame Kumah (born 24 January 1974) is a Ghanaian politician who currently serves as the Member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Kintampo North constituency.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Kumah was born on 24 January 1974 and is Sugliboi in the Bono East Region of Ghana.[4] He achieved a bachelor's degree in education in 1999. In 2010, he graduated with a postgraduate certificate in Public Administration. He later received a Master of Arts degree in Local Government Administration and Organization from the Institute of Local Government Studies.[5] [6]

Career

Kumah was a house master at the Ghana Education Service.

Political career

Kumah is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[7] He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Kintampo North in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. He won with 33,460 votes (62.98% of the votes cast). The NPP candidate, Micheal Sarkodie Baffoe, came second with 16,499 (31.05%).[8] [9]

Committees

Kumah is a member of the Judiciary Committee and also a member of the Education Committee.[10]

Personal life

Kumah is a Christian.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Don’t shortchange my constituency of the 7.5 million Canadian dollars cattle ranch project – Kintampo North MP to Agric Minister. 2022-01-18. Modern Ghana. en.
  2. Web site: 2022-01-14. Kintampo North MP canvasses for tourism devt in area. 2022-01-18. Ghanaian Times. en.
  3. Web site: GTonline . 2022-09-01 . Kintampo North MP inspires youth to realise aspirations . 2022-11-12 . Ghanaian Times . en.
  4. Web site: Kumah, Kwame Joseph . 2022-11-12 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  5. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-11-12 . Parliament Of Ghana.
  6. Web site: GNA . Eleven NDC parliamentary candidates contest in Bono East News Ghana . 2022-11-16 . NewsGhana . en-US.
  7. Web site: Kintampo North Constituency elects Mr. Joseph Kwame Kumah for NDC . 2022-11-12 . GhanaDistricts..
  8. Web site: FM . Peace . 2020 Election – Bono East Region Results . 2022-11-12 . Ghana Elections – Peace FM.
  9. Web site: Parliamentary Results for Kintampo North . 2022-11-12 . MobileGhanaWeb..
  10. Web site: PROFILE: HON. Joseph Kwame Kumah . 2022-11-12 . Ghana standard . en-GB.